So if we accept the biologo-biblical necessity of septanual cycles -- seven fat years followed by seven lean years -- and we accept that monetary policy has thwarted this fundamental cycle of life in the name of maximizing the return on capital -- then what exactly does Obama mean when he says that our economy will irreversibly slip into a deep depression if we do not act on his stimulus package? Is he saying that, even after seven lean years of poverty, simplicity and contemplation, nobody will be in the mood to dance, ever again? Or is he saying that unless we shoot ourselves up with adreniline the Democrats have a reduced likelihood of retaining their majority in the 2010 mid-term elections?